Posted
by
Zonk
on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @03:47PM
from the choosing-the-ones-who-will-win dept.

Eugene Oh writes "Nominations are open for the 5th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards. Nominations will be accepted through Jan. 14, 2005. All those involved in the video game industry or the development of videogames are eligible to submit nominations at. The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) will present the awards on March 9, 2005, at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco. The Game Developers Choice Awards categories focus on rewarding and recognizing innovation and excellence in the art of making games - regardless of genre, platform or delivery medium. Awards will be given in the following categories:Best Game, Innovation, Audio, Character Design, Game Design, Technology, Visual Arts, Writing, New Studio, Lifetime Achievement, First Penguin, Maverick, and Community Contribution."

Without the presence of nearly nude dancing girls jumping up and down, rap music every 5 minutes, and the nominations of all the games that came out between November and December, how will I know this is a gaming awards?

Close, but you also have to pretty much completely ignore entire genres, consoles and all but eliminate the PC from contention in order to have a Spike TV awards show. Oh and you still have to find a way to ignore awesomeness like Ninja Gaiden.